# 2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his fourth year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 27–8, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 9 seed Kent State in the opening round before losing to 1 seed and eventual National champion Kansas in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | Montana State | W 76–65 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,013) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 13, 2007* | | Dixie State | W 97–66 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,034) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | at San Diego | W 66–55 | 3–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,853) San Diego, California |
| Nov 21, 2007* | | No. 6 Louisville | L 48–68 | 3–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,133) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | Nevada | W 79–67 | 4–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,068) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 27, 2007* | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 60–63 | 4–2 | The Thunderdome (3,438) Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | UTEP | W 84–71 | 5–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,766) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | at Northern Arizona | W 83–74 | 6–2 | Walkup Skydome (2,138) Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | Fresno State | W 84–71 | 7–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,924) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 19, 2007* CSTV | | No. 19 Arizona | L 49–52 | 7–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,676) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | Tennessee-Martin | W 74–48 | 8–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,899) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | Kennesaw State | W 78–55 | 9–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,103) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | Nicholls State | W 64–42 | 10–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,317) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 30, 2007* | | Minnesota | W 81–64 | 11–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,615) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | at Colorado State | W 65–62 | 12–3 (1–0) | Moby Arena (4,023) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | at Air Force | L 53–65 | 12–4 (1–1) | Clune Arena (5,146) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 15, 2008 | | BYU | W 70–41 | 13–4 (2–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,074) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 23, 2008 | | Wyoming | W 78–71 | 14–4 (3–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (10,082) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at San Diego State | W 72–69 | 15–4 (4–1) | Viejas Arena (9,131) San Diego, California |
| Jan 30, 2008 | | at TCU | W 70–58 | 16–4 (5–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,577) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | New Mexico | W 79–60 | 17–4 (6–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,056) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 6, 2008 | | at Utah | L 73–81 | 17–5 (6–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,989) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | Colorado State | W 68–51 | 18–5 (7–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,946) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 12, 2008 | | Air Force | W 58–51 | 19–5 (8–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (10,506) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | at BYU | L 48–74 | 19–6 (8–3) | Marriott Center (22,580) Provo, Utah |
| Feb 23, 2008 | | at Wyoming | W 73–65 | 20–6 (9–3) | Arena-Auditorium (5,547) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 26, 2008 | | San Diego State | W 68–58 | 21–6 (10–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,036) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | TCU | W 74–55 | 22–6 (11–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,615) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 4, 2008 | | at New Mexico | L 45–59 | 22–7 (11–4) | The Pit (18,018) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 8, 2008 | | Utah | W 70–63 | 23–7 (12–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,366) Paradise, Nevada |
| MWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2008* | | TCU Quarterfinals | W 89–88 | 24–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,857) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 14, 2008* | | Utah Semifinals | W 61–55 | 25–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,913) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 15, 2008* | | No. 24 BYU Championship Game | W 76–61 | 26–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,096) Paradise, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Kent State First Round | W 71–58 | 27–7 | Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Mar 22, 2008* CBS | (8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas Second Round | L 56–75 | 27–8 | Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||